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Some sex offenders to get early release from prison under government plans warn whistleblowers
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7:06Now Playing"Our prisons are on the point of collapse," the new Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood declared in July, blaming the last government for the dire crisis. Her urgent response was a plan to release thousands of prisoners early, with one caveat: those with convictions for sexual offences and serious violence would not be among them.
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But with the scheme due to start next week, Channel 4 News has learned that some sex offenders will in fact be eligible for release - if they have a second or consecutive sentence for a lesser offence that qualifies them to walk free early.
Clare Fallon reports.
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